procstat vs lsof: Asking the System Which Process Holds What
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Posted on Jun 1 • Originally published at [vivianvoss.net](https://vivianvoss.net/blog/procstat-vs-lsof)
# procstat vs lsof: Asking the System Which Process Holds What
[#freebsd](https://dev.to/t/freebsd)[#linux](https://dev.to/t/linux)[#devops](https://dev.to/t/devops)[#sysadmin](https://dev.to/t/sysadmin)
## [The Unix Way (10 Part Series)](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/series/37748)
[1 The .env File Nobody Needs](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/the-env-file-nobody-needs-1674 "Published Mar 30")[2 The Philosophy](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/the-philosophy-843 "Published Apr 6")[...6 more parts...](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/periodic-nn1 "View more")[3 periodic](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/periodic-nn1 "Published Apr 13")[4 The Snapshot That Travels](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/the-snapshot-that-travels-2j12 "Published Apr 20")
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Posted on Jun 1 • Originally published at [vivianvoss.net](https://vivianvoss.net/blog/procstat-vs-lsof)
# procstat vs lsof: Asking the System Which Process Holds What
[#freebsd](https://dev.to/t/freebsd)[#linux](https://dev.to/t/linux)[#devops](https://dev.to/t/devops)[#sysadmin](https://dev.to/t/sysadmin)
## [The Unix Way (10 Part Series)](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/series/37748)
[1 The .env File Nobody Needs](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/the-env-file-nobody-needs-1674 "Published Mar 30")[2 The Philosophy](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/the-philosophy-843 "Published Apr 6")[...6 more parts...](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/periodic-nn1 "View more")[3 periodic](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/periodic-nn1 "Published Apr 13")[4 The Snapshot That Travels](https://dev.to/vivian-voss/the-snapshot-that-travels-2j12 "Published Apr 20")
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